It is now up to Rahaf Alqunun to decide which country she would prefer to go to, with Pol Lt Gen Surachate saying her decision will probably have been made by tonight.

Rahaf Alqunun was on her way to Australia via Bangkok on Saturday, when she was stopped by a Saudi Arabian diplomat and Thai authorities at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.

After being detained by Thai Immigration, she was told she would be deported back to Kuwait from where she had originally arrived.

From there, her family was expected to take her back to Saudi Arabia. A country Alqunun did not want to go to, and where she felt her life would be in danger since her family was abusive. She also said she had recently renounced Islam.

After being relocated to an airport hotel by Thai Immigration, the 18-year-old woman barricaded herself in her room, and refused to leave until she could speak to the UN.